Benedikt Steinhausl

Benedikt Steinhausl (died 1943) was a German tank commander during World War II. He commanded a Panzer III during the war with the Soviet Union in the east, and his tank was destroyed during the Krasnodar-Kuban Offensive in February 1943. Steinhausl left the tank and fought against the Red Army with an MP40, and he was gunned down by the Soviets. He was posthumously commended for his bravery.